Advice needed for shrimp setup

**yampeck** · 15th Jul 2011, 23:00

Hi,

I'm working on a nano shrimp setup and would like to have sticks or twigs in the setup.

Would like to know what sticks or twigs are suitable. I would need very long and thin sticks/twigs. And where can I find such sticks/twigs.

Thanks!

**Starlett** · 16th Jul 2011, 01:26

Try green chapter.

They have wide range of choices for driftwood and bogwood.

**yampeck** · 17th Jul 2011, 00:44

hi

Any idea if shrimps can survive in a nano tank without filtration or air pump...

**Starlett** · 17th Jul 2011, 01:41

Cherry can. Those wild types especially more hardy.

**yampeck** · 18th Jul 2011, 18:35

Hi,

What's the ideal water temperature for shrimps?

I was keeping CRS in my office tank with water temperature ranging from 22.5 to 29.3, and i lost all 4 of them. although the cause of the death might not be the temperature, but could the 29.4 degrees Celuis be too much for them? The temperature went up over the weekend when the AC was off.

Are cherry shrimps more tolerant of temperatures and other water parameters? Or what other breeds are more hardy?

**alvinchan80** · 18th Jul 2011, 18:42

I think it's the temperature.. 29.5deg is too high..

**RonWill** · 21st Jul 2011, 21:53

Originally Posted by yampeck

I was keeping CRS in my office tank with water temperature ranging from 22.5 to 29.3, and i lost all 4 of them

Temperature aside, you mentioned nothing about a cycled tank.

**eviltrain** · 21st Jul 2011, 21:55

Woot, Ronnie sounds like a shrimp expert now. Hee hee.

**RonWill** · 21st Jul 2011, 22:42

Alan, don't say until liddat lah. Live and learn, bro. Carrying that grey matter between my ears isn't worth the effort if it doesn't see any action. Besides, that 'cycling' issue was the first thing that popped into mind.

**Starlett** · 21st Jul 2011, 23:00

Ya takes alot of experience to master.
I think your temp fluctuate too much, I was keeping mine with fan only, temp flactuates between 26 to 28, cannot make it. Though got survivors, but every now and then, will find a dead body.
29 is too high for them.
Try to add an airstone, might help.

**eviltrain** · 21st Jul 2011, 23:22

Originally Posted by RonWill

Alan, don't say until liddat lah. Live and learn, bro. Carrying that grey matter between my ears isn't worth the effort if it doesn't see any action. Besides, that 'cycling' issue was the first thing that popped into mind.

It's time to have a template for new questions threads too,

first question, how old is the tank? Etc etc etc.
Kekeke

**merciwash** · 1st Aug 2011, 23:36

for the nano tank try not to used fan as the water may evaporate too much, better get a nano chiller more stable.
if you really need to put a tank try diy a dripping system to keep the ph and ge stable.

**RonWill** · 2nd Aug 2011, 00:22

Originally Posted by merciwash

...better get a nano chiller more stable

Merciwash,
Nano tanks, by virtue of their meager capacity, do not have many cooling options but I'm listening... WHAT nano chiller are you referring to? Iceprobe, Dolphin TECs, DIY peltier-rigs or ... ???

**merciwash** · 2nd Aug 2011, 00:33

i seen a nano chiller at 328 should be the dolphin brand.
But i been using the dripping method plus a fan still i need to top up the tank almost every day